Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-19
I1cBr.wEIcBr CHAMPIONSHIP.

Rounds Of Vicious slug
ging and Then Declared Draw.
BosroN, November 16. Carney and
McAuliffe met at O'Clock this morning to
contest the lightweight championship OF
the world. Carney 10 the light weight
champion of England as McAuliffe is Of
America. The match was fought in
barn attached to the Atlantic Hotel at
Revere Beach. Caraey's expressed inten-
ton was to worry and tire McAuliffe out
and to make the battle q long, desperate
and nurderous onslaught on the Williams
burger, and he carried out bis amiable in
tentjon as long as the crowd would let hiu'.
McAullffe was full OF pluck and was game
to the last. The fight lasted until 5:55.
In the frat round McAuliffe planted blow
under Carney's chin which sent the
Enlishman to the floor, and up to the end
ni the ninth round the battle seemed to be
going all in McAuliffe's favor.
he FAIRLY RAlNED BLOWS
on Carney's eyes, Jaws and ribs, and the
Briton seemed to have become very angry,
but on recovering himself. used more eau
tious tactics. Carney, becoming desperate
when the twelfth round opened, make
savage rush at McAuliffe. who met itwith a
ha ard blow on the right eye. and followed
this with q terrific Highlander on the
bridge of Carney's nose. which caused the
blood to fly. The claim OF first blood for
McAuliffe was then allowed. The fighting
after this was heavy and both men were
badly punished. At the twenty-fifth round
McAuliffe appeared somewhat winded and
Carney's friends claimed the fight. which
was not allowed. From the twenty-tifth to
the forty-second round Carney had some
thing the best of it. In the sixty second
round McAuliffe's left ear was cut open
The sixtJ.eighth was marked by terrific
exchange of blows, and both men
FOUGHT LIKE DEMONS
and stood punishment like men of iron. In
the 69th round Carney butted McAulitfe il
the breast with his head and forced him te
the floor. McAulffe's friends became
greatly excited and repeatedly callec
Foul" many of them breaking into th'
ring. Quiet was restored aud the fight
went on, but the next round McAnliffe't
friends claimed he had been kicked by hi
antagonist in the abdomen. and again
claimed foul. Great excitement ensuee
when the claim was not allowed, but the
battla went on with the same fright
ful sluggiug that had SO far char
acterized most of the struggle. In th'
74th and last round. after some heavy ex
changes, the men clinched and both fell tt
the floor with Carney on top. The Trend
| OF both parties rushed into the ring, botl
sides claiming the fight and every one claim
ing foul. When the referee could be heart
he declared that as this was fight to Tin
| ish aud neither men had been knocked ou
he could not DO otherwise than
POSTPONE THE FIGHT
to some other time. The ursatis!actor.
termination of the fight has been the sub
ject of discussion in all sporting circle
to-day, and while regretting that the post
ponement was made necessary, this actio1
| OF the referee is claimed to have been tn
only thing that could possibly have hee
done under the circumstances. All BET
are declared off and matters remain eS
actlv as il the men had sever met
Carney was seen in the city thI
evening and with the exception "f lev
scratches and bruises was apparently m
injured. He appeared to be in gouu spirit
and declared he would be willing to hnis
the contest tonight McAuliffe is reporte
tn be- quite badly used up and weak fror
The effect of he fight. He is kept Tor tn
present in comfortable quarters oute'd
the city, where he is receiving medlc'
I trea atmeat There is no serious talk as t
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